Create a management plan for trees and shrubs.

Definition

Creation of a plan should include species-specific requirements regarding

irrigation/watering

mulching

pruning

fertilizing

pest management.

Process/Skill Questions

What are the benefits of mulching a tree?

How does one determine the fertilizer needs of a tree or shrub?

Related Standards of Learning

English

9.1

The student will participate in, collaborate in, and make multimodal presentations both independently and in small groups.

Make strategic use of multimodal tools.

Credit information sources.

Use vocabulary appropriate to the topic, audience, and purpose.

Assist with setting rules for group work including informal consensus, taking votes on key issues, presentation of alternate views and goal setting.

Assume responsibility for specific group tasks.

Share responsibility for collaborative work.

Use a variety of strategies to listen actively and speak using appropriate discussion rules with awareness of verbal and nonverbal cues.

Include all group members, acknowledge new information expressed by others, and value individual contributions made by each group member.

Respond thoughtfully and tactfully to diverse perspectives, summarizing points of agreement and disagreement.

Evaluate impact, purpose, point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric of presentation(s).

Use self-reflection to evaluate one’s own role in preparation and participation in small-group activities.

10.1

The student will make planned multimodal, interactive presentations collaboratively and individually.

Make strategic use of multimodal tools.

Credit information sources.

Demonstrate the ability to work effectively with diverse teams including setting rules and goals for group work such as coming to informal consensus, taking votes on key issues, and presenting alternate views.

Assume responsibility for specific group tasks.

Include all group members and value individual contributions made by each group member.

Use a variety of strategies to listen actively and speak using appropriate discussion rules with awareness of verbal and nonverbal cues.

Respond thoughtfully and tactfully to diverse perspectives, summarizing points of agreement and disagreement.

Choose vocabulary, language, and tone appropriate to the topic, audience, and purpose.

Access, critically evaluate, and use information accurately to solve problems.

Use reflection to evaluate one’s own role and the group process in small-group activities.

Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, use of evidence, rhetoric, and identify any faulty reasoning.

11.1

The student will make planned informative and persuasive multimodal, interactive presentations collaboratively and individually.

Select and effectively use multimodal tools to design and develop presentation content.

Credit information sources.

Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams.

Respond thoughtfully and tactfully to diverse perspectives, summarizing points of agreement and disagreement.

Use a variety of strategies to listen actively and speak using appropriate discussion rules with awareness of verbal and nonverbal cues.

Anticipate and address alternative or opposing perspectives and counterclaims.

Evaluate the various techniques used to construct arguments in multimodal presentations.

Use vocabulary appropriate to the topic, audience, and purpose.

Evaluate effectiveness of multimodal presentations.

12.1

The student will make planned persuasive/argumentative, multimodal, interactive presentations collaboratively and individually.

Select and effectively use multimodal tools to design and develop presentation content.

Credit information sources.

Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams.

Anticipate and address alternative or opposing perspectives and counterclaims.

Evaluate the various techniques used to construct arguments in multimodal presentations.

Use a variety of strategies to listen actively and speak using appropriate discussion rules with awareness of verbal and nonverbal cues.